David Arnold McCABE^{[1, 2, 3]}

1946 - 2023  (76 years)

• Name	David Arnold McCABE  [1, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8]
  Birth	23 Oct 1946	Sumter, Sumter County, South Carolina
  Gender	Male
  HIST	of Manning, South Carolina McCabes celebrate 50 years Posted Sunday, January 28, 2018 6:00 am Mr. and Mrs. David Arnold McCabe of Manning celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary on Nov. 10, 2017. A reception was given in their honor on Nov. 11, 2017, by their two children and their spouses: Arnie and Kelly McCabe of Summerton and Robbie and Lindy McCabe Morris of Andrews. The couple has three grandchildren. Mrs. McCabe is the former Frankie Beard of New Zion. Among the South's top 50 BBQ spots David McCabe, owner of McCabe's Bar-B-Que in Manning, checks on the slow cooked pork his restaurant is famous for serving. The restaurant offers takeout and a buffet. Posted Sunday, June 21, 2015 6:00 am BY COLLYN TAYLOR INTERN@THEITEM.COM For the McCabe family, cooking barbecue was just a hobby, David McCabe said. But when the previous building's owner decided to sell the building to them, their hobby became a livelihood. "He knew we had a passion for this, so we were able to buy the business from him, and we just took off," McCabe said. And take off they did as the family owned restaurant, McCabe's Bar-B-Que, in Manning has become a staple of small-town, Southern barbecue for more than 30 years. While it is known for its barbecue, the vegetables and sides, McCabe said the food was made famous by his mother, and it's still a big selling point to people driving by the restaurant located about three minutes from Interstate 95. While his mother, who is now in her 90s, doesn't make the veggies anymore, McCabe said she set the tone for how the food is still made. "She believed in tasting everything," he said. "She wanted to make sure it was right in her eyes as far as taste and appearance. She didn't skimp on anything." Now, the pork powerhouse is getting national recognition. It was named to Garden and Gun Magazine's "Barbecue Bucket List," a list of Southern restaurants to try before they close. McCabe also said the restaurant has had numerous television broadcasts there. Most recently, McCabe's Bar-B-Que was named to Southern Living Magazine's "The South's Top 50 Barbecue Joints" list this year, joining Scott's Bar-B-Que (Hemmingway), Cannon's BBQ (Little Mountain), Carolina Bar-B-Que (New Ellenton), Cooper's Country Store (Salters), Henry's Smokehouse (Greenville), Hite's Bar-B-Que (West Columbia), Home Team BBQ (Charleston) and Jackie Hite's (Leesville) as restaurants from the state to make the cut. Beside each entry, Southern Living includes a description of the restaurants. Beside McCabe's, it reads: "There are plenty of barbecue buffets in the Midlands and Pee Dee region of South Carolina, but none can match the consistent high quality of McCabe's. Everything on the small steamtable - the pulled pork steeped in peppery vinegar sauce, the fried chicken, the sweet potatoes, greens, hushpuppies and coleslaw - is top notch." "It was very impressive," McCabe said. "It made us mighty proud of what we're doing here. We've always tried to maintain a good quality restaurant food-wise and with service, and to be recognized by something like this is quite an honor." McCabe's offers takeout orders and an all-you-can-eat buffet featuring pulled pork, fried chicken and various sides. McCabe described the food as typical Lowcountry barbecue - vinegar-based and peppery. He said his famous barbecue comes from parlor-raised pigs because the meat from those is more tender and moist than that of other pigs. McCabe doesn't waste any of the pig, cooking every last bit to make pulled pork, pork shoulders and other kinds of dishes to serve every weekend. "With cooking the whole hog, you get a combination," McCabe said. "You get your loins, you get your butts, you got your hams and what we call the 'belly meat,' which is inside the bacon area. It's so flavorful and helps blend a mixture of everything; you don't have just a ham, a shoulder - it's a combination of all the meats from the hog complementing each other." Along with Southern Living's rankings, McCabe's has an overall rating of four and a half stars (out of five) on the restaurant-rating website Yelp. People from across the country have rated and reviewed the barbecue business, with the majority rating it four or five stars. The cash-only restaurant has reviewers from California, New Jersey, Minnesota, Texas and right in its backyard of South Carolina. "People still appreciate good, Southern cooking, and it makes you proud to put out a product that speaks for itself," McCabe said. The restaurant has been entirely family owned since it opened its doors, putting the saying "familiarity breeds contempt" to bed. McCabe said working with his family has worked out great, and they focus on putting disagreements behind them. "Yes we have some issues, but everything we've had as far as that goes has been ironed out before we even walk out of the building. We have the motto to not go to bed tonight without making peace with somebody." As time has gone on, different family members and friends have worked at the smoked meat staple and gone. Now, McCabe works almost exclusively with his son, Arnie, and daughter, Lindy. "Now it's me, my son and daughter," McCabe said. "We're hoping to carry the torch on." McCabe's is open for lunch Thursday through Saturday. It opens at 11 a.m. and closes at 3 p.m. on Thursday and Saturday and 4 p.m. on Friday. It is at 480 N. Brooks St in Manning. DAVID ARNOLD MCCABE SR. Posted Tuesday, August 8, 2023 6:00 am MANNING - David Arnold McCabe Sr., 76, husband of Mary Frances "Frankie" Beard McCabe, died on Sunday, Aug. 6, 2023, at Bon Secours St. Francis Xavier Hospital. Born on Oct. 23, 1946, in Sumter, he was a son of the late Edward Earl McCabe Sr. and Jessie Laura Spigner McCabe. He served in the S.C. National Guard and was a tool and die maker at Federal Mogul and later co-founded McCabe's BBQ with his brothers. He was very proud of the awards that the restaurant earned, including being featured in Southern Living and Garden & Gun magazines. When his brothers retired, his son and daughter joined him at the restaurant to continue the family legacy. He was a member of the Clarendon County Gideons. He was a member of Clarendon Baptist Church for more than 70 years, where he served as a deacon. He is survived by his wife of 56 years of Manning; a son, David Arnold "Arnie" McCabe Jr. (Kelly) of Summerton; a daughter, Lindy McCabe Morris (Robbie) of Andrews; three grandchildren, Robert "McCabe" Morris of Charleston and "Anson" Reed McCabe and "Wren" Riley McCabe, both of Summerton; two brothers, "Edward" Earl McCabe Jr. of Alcolu and Robert "Terry" McCabe of Manning; a sister, Loretta McCabe Prescott of Alcolu; special cousins, Ricky Clark (Beth) of Florence and Jennie Lynn Welch (Thomas) of Manning; and several nieces and nephews. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by a sister-in-law, Pam McCabe; and a brother-in-law, Andy Prescott. A graveside service will be held at 10 a.m. on Wednesday at Trinity Cemetery with the Rev. Dr. S. Norman Rogers, the Rev. Dr. Dan Barber and the Rev. Dan Helvey officiating. The family will receive friends immediately following the graveside service at The Ponderosa, 3488 Tearcoat Road, Alcolu. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Clarendon County Gideons, P.O. Box 593, Manning, SC 29102. Stephens Funeral Home & Crematory, 304 N. Church St., Manning, is in charge of arrangements, (803) 435-2179, www.stephensfuneralhome.org.  [1, 2, 3, 8]
  MILI	He served in the S.C. National Guard.  [3]
  _UID	2FFF1CCAAC634BC6B2A3F40F5FD89C7DDCA1
  Death	6 Aug 2023	Bon Secours St. Francis Xavier Hospital, (Charleston County, South Carolina)
  Burial	9 Aug 2023	Trinity Cemetery, Alcolu, Clarendon County, South Carolina   [3]
  	Stephens Funeral Home & Crematory, Manning, South Carolina
  Person ID	I187960	Singleton and Related Families
  Last Modified	8 Aug 2023

  
  

  Father	Edward Earl McCABE, Sr.   d. Bef 26 Jun 2004
  Mother	Jessie Laura SPIGNER,   b. 23 Aug 1919, Alcolu, Clarendon County, South Carolina d. 3 Apr 2022, at her home, (Alcolu, Clarendon County, South Carolina) (Age 102 years)
  _UID	D25112B56B894CC5B85D05F8A19F3D4BC93F
  _UID	D25112B56B894CC5B85D05F8A19F3D4BC93F
  Family ID	F205511	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Mary Frances “Frankie” BEARD
  Marriage	Abt 10 Nov 1967  [1, 3]
  _UID	67980F11EAC84B07BD463FBA299D1A8B8AEC
  _UID	67980F11EAC84B07BD463FBA299D1A8B8AEC
  Children	1. David Arnold “Arnie” McCABE, Jr.   2. Lindy McCABE
  Family ID	F127674	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	8 Aug 2023

  
  

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